The Corporation

AFF Hawaiian Ocean Transport (HOT) provides both less-than-container load (LCL) and full container load (FCL) service to the Hawaiian Islands and Guam. We have been doing so for over 20 years. Our operations in the Hawaiian Islands are centered in our container freight station located in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, just a few minutes from the port. We have satellite offices on each of the “neighbor” islands. In the continental United States, HOT operates receiving and loading terminals in Rancho Dominguez and San Leandro, California, and Fife, Washington, which serve the greater areas of Los Angeles, Oakland, and Seattle-Tacoma.

Aloha Spirit

The Hawaiian word "Aloha" means hello, goodbye and welcome among many other friendly greetings. When you deal with the people at HOT, you will experience our "Aloha Spirit." Because we are exclusively focused on transportation to and from the Hawaiian Islands and Guam, we are able to provide value added services to support your transportation programs. You'll get the same Aloha Spirit whether you need a small single shipment delivered to the "Seven Pools" in Hana or need to transport entire rooms full of furniture to a new Waikiki hotel in Honolulu.

Full Coverage

We can receive cargo at any of our terminals. And through a network of contract motor carriers and our intermodal capabilities, we can arrange to pick up your cargo and move it to the most appropriate loading site from most cities in the United States. There are a number of container ship departures to the Port of Honolulu from the ports on the West Coast. Transit time is four to seven days, depending on port of departure and final destination in the Hawaiian Islands. Service to Guam is available from both the ports of Long Beach and Oakland, California.

Service Guarantee

We are so sure of the integrity of our service that we even guarantee your cargo will move. The service guarantee applies on shipments from our Seattle-Tacoma terminal only. Contact your Hawaiian Ocean Transport sales representative for all the details.

Try Us

Give us a try. Go to our Data Center and click on "Request a Rate" and provide us the information on an upcoming shipment. You will receive a detailed written quote showing the total costs to move your products from origin to destination. Mahalo.

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